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In addition to presentations and discussion about our campaigns on USS and casualisation, equalities, pay and workload, we have received two motions for debate at our Extraordinary General MeetingÌýtomorrow, Wednesday 2 Oct, 1-2pm,Ìý:

Motion 1Ìý- Support union campaigns to bring outsourced staff in house

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøUCU fully supports the demands of IWGB and Unison, who are both currently campaigning for Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø to bring their outsourced security guards, cleaners, and porters in house. We recognise that the struggle against outsourcing is connected to existing UCU campaigns against privatisation, precarity and pension cuts.

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøUCU resolves that the branch committee will write to the Provost to communicate our support of these campaigns and to urge Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø take part in negotiations with both unions over their demands.

We have invited a speaker to update us on the campaign.

Motion 2 - Organising over pay, pensions and the environment

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøUCU notes and applauds the recent climate action, most recently over 20-27 September, and commits to set up/support a staff climate action group at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø to take these campaigns forward.

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøUCU believes that in order to effectively prepare for the forthcoming disputes we should support opportunites to bring union reps and campaigners together over pay, pensions and the environment.

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøUCU resolves to support, and host, two one-day national meetings side-by-side on 2 November at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø:

1. theÌý#UCUTransformed3Ìýnational activist conference called by UCU London Region, including sessions on organising on pay, pensions and the environment,
2. the Campaign Against Climate Change national meeting, including sessions aimed at trade unionists organising environmental campaigns, Green Jobs etc.

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